Episode 3: The Favourite

Brick and Birdy saunter in again with a deep dive discussion of the 2018 movie The Favourite starring Olivia Coleman, Rachel Wiesz, and Emma Stone. They give some introductory context to the life of Queen Anne of Great Britain and crash right into the myth and art presented by the movie surrounding the most intriguingly steamy dynamics between Queen Anne, Sarah Churchill, and Abigail Hill. Prepare yourself for all the heartfelt enjoyment of the playful and sometimes "pearl clutching" drama of this early 18th century British court, and also the nuanced and dark edges behind these larger than life personalities. 

Sources

     Videos:

• A lesbian Queen of England!? How Historically Accurate is The Favourite? - Jessica Kellgren-Fozard
•  Queen Anne - Last of the Stuarts Documentary by The People Profiles
•  The Stuarts: The Dynasty that Survived a Plague, Fire, and Civil War by Real Royalty
•  What happened to Queen Anne’s Children by History Calling
•  Anne, Queen of Great Britain & Ireland by History Tea Time with Lindsay Holiday
•  Queen Mary II & Queen Anne - The Stuart Sister Sovereigns Documentary
• A Brief History of Queen Anne - Queen Anne of Great Britain by Brief History
• Who Would be Jacobite King of the UK Today? By UsefulCharts
• Emma Stone Was Worried About Sex Scenes With Olivia Colman | The Graham Norton Show

     Books:

• Queen Anne: The Politics of Passion - Anne Somerset
• Sovereign Ladies: The Six Reigning Queens of England - Maureen Waller
• Queen Anne (The English Monarchs Series) - Edward Gregg
• The Favourite: Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough - Ophelia Field

      Articles:

• The real women of ‘The Favourite’ included an 18th-century Warren Buffett by Amy Froide, Professor of History, UMBC
• So who really was Queen Anne? The truth about The Favourite's forgotten monarch - by Olivia Blair
• The Favourite: the real history behind the new Queen Anne film by Dr. Hannah Greig
•  The Favourite: The Real-Life Power Struggle Between Queen Anne and Sarah Churchill by Julie Miller
• Queen Anne and The Favourite as presented by Royal Museums Greenwich
• The Favourite - IMBD
• The Favourite – Wikipedia